Thank you, Mr. Bell. Item 12, reports of committees on the review of bills. The honourable Member for Frame Lake, Mr. Dent.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker I wish to report to the Legislative Assembly that the Standing Committee on Accountability and Oversight has reviewed Bill 19, Write-off of Debts Act, 2003-2004; Bill 20, Forgiveness of Debts Act, 2003-2004; Bill 23, an Act to Amend the Safety Act; and Bill 27, an Act to Amend the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act. I wish to report that Bill 19 is not ready for consideration in Committee of the Whole and Bills 20, 23 and 27 are ready for consideration of Committee of the Whole as amended and reprinted. Mr. Speaker, I request unanimous consent to waive Rule 70(5) to have Bills 19, 20 and 23 ordered into Committee of the Whole for today. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Dent. The honourable Member is seeking unanimous consent to waive Rule 70(5) and have Bills 19, 20 and 23 ordered into Committee of the Whole for today. Are there any nays? There are no nays. The respective bills are ordered into Committee of the Whole for today. Item 12, reports of committees on the review of bills. Item 13, tabling of documents. The honourable Member for Weledeh, Mr. Handley.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I have two documents for tabling. Mr. Speaker, I wish to table the following document Entitled Government of the Northwest Territories Public Accounts, 2002-2003. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

As well, Mr. Speaker, I wish to table the following document entitled Government of the Northwest Territories Response to Committee Report 8-14(6), Accountability and Oversight's Report on the Review of the Report of the Auditor General of the NWT Legislative Assembly, 2000-01. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Item 13, tabling of documents. The honourable Member for Yellowknife Centre, Mr. Ootes.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I wish to table the following document entitled Government of the Northwest Territories Response to the Final Report of the Special Committee on the Review of the Official Languages Act. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Item 13, tabling of documents. The honourable Member for Inuvik Twin Lakes, Mr. Allen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I wish to table the following document entitled Government of the Northwest Territories Response to Committee Report 6-14(6), Accountability and Oversight's Report on the Review of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Commissioner's Annual Report, 2001-02. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Item 13, tabling of documents. The honourable Member for Range Lake, Ms. Lee.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I wish to table a news release dated September 26th entitled Federal/ NWT Ministers of Justice Meet in Yellowknife. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you. Item 13, tabling of documents. Colleagues, before we proceed to the next item, I would just like to draw your attention to the presence in the gallery of a member of the Japanese media who is doing a pictorial essay on our very unique and beautiful Legislative Assembly. Konichiwa. Item 13, tabling of documents. Mr. Clerk.

Thank you, Mr. Clerk. Item 13, tabling of documents. Item 14, notices of motion. The honourable Member for Hay River South, Mrs. Groenewegen.

Mr. Speaker, I give notice that on Thursday, October 2, 2003, I will move the following motion:

NOW THEREFORE I MOVE, seconded by the honourable Member for Frame Lake, that the Executive Council rescind the revised business incentive policy;

AND FURTHER that the Executive Council not introduce any further changes to the existing policy until it has provided at least one year of data substantiating the need for and intended effect for those changes;

AND FURTHERMORE recommends that the Executive Council of the 15th Legislative Assembly that they not consider any changes to the policy until this data is collected and reviewed in a substantive manner. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Thank you. Item 14, notices of motion. Item 15, notices of motion for the first reading of bills. The honourable Member for Yellowknife Centre, Mr. Ootes.

Mr. Speaker, I given notice that on Thursday, October 2, 2003, I will move that Bill 31, an Act to Amend the Official Languages Act, No. 3, be read for the first time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you. Item 15, notices of motion for first reading of bills. The honourable Member for Weledeh, Mr. Handley.

Mr. Speaker, I have three notices of motion for first reading of bills.

Mr. Speaker, I given notice that on Thursday. October 2, 2003, I will move that Bill 32, Supplementary Appropriation Act, No.2, 2003-2004, be read for the first time.

Mr. Speaker, I give notice that on Thursday, October 2, 2003, I will move that Bill 34, Tlicho Land Claims and Self-Government Agreement Act, be read for the first time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Item 15, notices of motion for first reading of bills. Item 16, motions. Item 17, first reading of bills. Item 18, second reading of bills. Item 19, consideration in Committee of the Whole of bills and other matters: Committee Reports 14-14(6), and 15-14(6), Bills 19, 20 and 23, with Mr. Delorey in the chair.

I call the Committee of the Whole to order. We have a number of issues to consider in Committee of the Whole. Mr. Dent.